Pump-spout.



J. 0. HUTGHISUN.

PUMP SPOUT.

u AIILIGA'IIOB FILED NOV. 16, 1908.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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JAMES OLIVER HUTcnIsoN, oFcRocKETT, TEXAS.

PUMrI-srou'r.

Spcification of Letters'Patent.

Patented A131112?, 1909.

'Application fue@ Novemberi's, 190s. serial No. 462,892.

To all whom it muy concern-1 V Be it known that I, JAMES OLIVER HU'roH- IsoN, a citizen` of the United States, residing at Crockett, in thecounty of Houston and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Pump-Spout, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a pump spout of such construction that waste of water will be obviated.

In some localities, where rain is infrequent and water is comparatively scarce and it is not desired to use potable water, such as obtained from an Artesian well for Vthe purposes for which cistern water would be used, economical use ofthe water supply is imperative.` i

It is therefore' the primary objectof the present invention toV provide a pump spout of such construction that the stale and warmv water which is at first drawn from an Ar# tesian well may be directed to a cistern for the purpose of increasing the water supply thereof and obviating waste of the water from the Artesian well, or to a watering troughy or the like, and in which after such water to an ordinary pump, the pump being illus?y trated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 isa vertical transverse sectional view through the. spout.

showing the branch discharge closed and the main discharge opened. Fig. 3 is a View similar toFig. 2, .buttaken onthe line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a valve? operating device included' in the structure.

In the drawings, the is` indicated in general by the reference character A, and

the spout embodied in the invention by the reference character B, the spout being se-` cured lto the front side of the pump in the same-manner as the ordinary spout.

The spout proper is indicated by the numeral 5 and at its end is provided vwith at'-` taching fianges throughy which are passedv suitable securingdevices such as screws or boltsfor fixing the spout upon thel pump.

, Leading laterally from the spout proper 5 is a main discharge spout 7 having a downturned discharge end 8 and it is through this spout 7 that the water is ordinarily discharged. This discharge, spout 7 may eX- tend 4from either side of the spout 5` and extending llaterally in the opposite direction from the other side of the said spout 5 is a branch discharge spout `9 whichk is also turned downwardly laterally at its outer end as at 10. f This branch discharge spout 9 has connected to it a pipe or other suitable conduit (not shown) which leads to a cistern or other suitable storing receptacle or reservoir (not shown) and leading, preferably rearwardly, from the branch spout 10 is a spout 11 which, for vthe sake of convenience in describing. the structure will be termed the sub-branch discharge spout and this last named spout- 11 is provided, as in the case of the spout 10, with a pipe or other conduit (not shown) which extends to a watering trough or similar water receptacle.

1 Within each of the spouts 7 and 9 adja =cent the down-turned ends 8 and 10 thereof respectively, there is formed a web 12 which extendsfrom side to side of the respective spout and fromthe topthereof to about the middle. The web 12 in the spout 7 and the corresponding web in the spout 9 afford seatsffor gate valves 13 and 14 respectively,

these valves seating at their edges in grooves 15 and 16 formed in the side walls of the vspouts respectively, it being understood that end of the spout is prevented, but when the valves are raised as in the case of the valve 13 in the said figure of the drawings, such passage of the water is permitted.

Formed `upon the spout preferably at the point of junctionof the main spout 5 with the spouts 7 and 9, is an upstanding bracket 17 having spaced pairs of pivot-.ears 18, there being an oscillatory arm 19 pivoted between 'the ears of each pair and these arms are `and 14:. I t `will be observed'from an inspection of Fig. 2 of the drawings, that when i ing in this manner obviated but the disthe arms 19 are oscillated to lower one valve, for example the valve 14, the other valve, 13, will be raised so that while the branch discharge spout 9 will be closed, the discharge spout 7 will be opened to permit discharge ot' the water through its down-turned end portion S. The reverse is true, ot course, Awhen the arms are oscillated to raise the valve 13.

Pivot-ed within the down-turned end portion 10 ot' the spout 9 at the point of junction therewith of the sub-branch spout 11 is a flat valve 241 having its tree end pre sented upwardly and beveled as indicated by the numeral 25 so that the valve may either extend in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings,.in which position it will close the sub-branch spout 11, or may lie obliquely across the spout 10 to close the same as shown in dotted lines in the said gure vof the drawings, the beveled edge 25 ot the valve, when in this position, resting directly flat against that side ot' the said spout 10 opposite to the sides at which the valve is pivoted.

1t will be understood, from Fig. 3 of the drawings, that when the valve is in the full line position, the sub-branch spout 11 will be closed so that water flowing into the spout 9 will be discharged through the downturned end portion 10 thereof and that when the valve is rocked to extend obliquely as shown in dotted lines in the said figure ot' the drawings, water will be directed, from the endl portion 10 of the spout 9 into the sub-discharge spout 11, provided of course, the gate valve 14 is in raised position so as to admit the water into the branch 9. The pivot for the valve 24 is in the nature of a rod 26which is mounted to rock in suitable bearings at the points stated and this rod, to one side of vthe spout, is turned to extend upwardly as at 27, it being in engagement with and adapted to ride over a cam rib 2S formed upon the said side ot the spout 10, the rod being resilient to such a degree as to permit it to follow the contour of the cam rib against its own resiliency, the rib being formed with a notch 29 so located as to be engaged by the rod when the rod is in position to hold the valve 2-1 vertically or in position to close the sub-branch discharge spout 11. Connecting the cross pieces 2O which imite the arms 19, is a rod 30, upon which is slidably supported a weight 31.

1t being supposed that the valve 14C is lowered and the valve 13 raised, and that the water in the pipe of the pump has stood therein for quite a while and has become warm and stale, and it is desired to draw potable water from the well, the weight 31 is shifted, to the right in Fig. 2, so as to lower the valve 13 and raise the valve 141, the discharge of water through the spout 7 becharge through the spout 5 being permitted. -'ing trough disposed near the pump is plent'iully supplied with water, the valve 2&1- is moved to the position shown in Fig. 3 01 the drawings and upon operating the pump water discharged therefrom will low through the spout 9 and its down-turned portion 10, to a cistern which may be in this manner supplied with water in addition to that supplied by rainlalls. After such quantity et water has been pumped trom the well as would remove that which is not perteetly potable, the weight 31 is shifted to the p sition shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and the valve 14C lowered and the valve 13 raised, thereby permitting the discharge ot the water through the spout 7 and its down-turned portion S into a bucket or other suitable receptacle. Should the watering trough adjacent the pump require water, the valve 2st, instead ot being moved to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings, as before described, is moved to dotted line position whereupon the water initially discharged from the pump will be directed through the sub-branch discharge spout 11 to the said watering trough. 1t will thus be seen that waste of water is absolutely avoided and the tact will be appre ciated that in localities where i 7ater is scarce regardless ot the source from which it is obtained, the saving ot the water is extremely desirable and that the potable water of the Artesian well need only be used for drinking` purposes, the stale or warm water which would otherwise be initially drawn trom the well and thrown away, used for watering live stoel; and for other purposes.

What is claimed is 1. A pump spout having a main discharge, a branch discharge, and a sub branch discharge, means for closing either the main discharge or the branch discharge, and separate means for closing either the branch or the sub-branch discharge.

' 2. 1n a pump spout, a main discharge, a branch discharge, a sub -branch discharge, valves arranged one within the main discharge and one in the branch discharge, connection between the valves whereby opening ot' one valve will act to close the other valve, and means whereby the branch discharge or the sub-branch discharge may be closed independently ot' the said valves.

3. 1n a pump spout, a main discharge, a branch discharge, a sub-branch discharge, valves arranged one within the main discl'iarge and one in the branch discharge, connections between the valves whereby opening of one valve will act to close the other valve, and means whereby the branch discharge or the sub-branch discharge may he closed independently of the said valves, the said means, when in position to close the 'passage through the branch discharge, serving to direct the flow through the sub-branch discharge; i

4:. In a pump spout,"a main discharge, a brano discharge, a sub -branch discharge, valves arranged one within the 'main discharge and one within the branch discharge,

r connection between the valves whereby openof one valve will act to close the other valve, a swinging valve arranged within the branch discharge at the point of junction -with the sub-branch discharge therewith, an operating handle connected with the said valve whereby it may be swung to position to open or close the passage in the said subsition to close the passage through the vbranch discharge, serving to direct How through the sub branch discharge, and means for holding the handle, when the saine is swung to position to move the valve to close said sub-branch discharge.

`In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I'have hereto aiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES OLIVER HUTCHISON. .itnesses:

OLLIE NICHOLS, ELwooD ALLBRIGHT. 

